Now, after years of reinvesting in and renovating the casino floor, hotel rooms and eateries, the Tropicana has become the No. (AP) - Ten years ago, Atlantic City's Tropicana casino was on the verge of death, having been stripped of its casino license after its then-owners laid off vast swaths of the workforce, leading to filthy rooms, insect infestations, hourlong waits for slot machine payouts and food and drink orders that often never arrived.